Educational Diversity
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A 4 page paper evaluating the impact of diversity on the educational process. This paper includes a discussion of curriculum options that support diversity in students rather than classrooms comprised of homologous groupings. The writer stresses the need for educational institutions to alter the status of current standardized testing and the importance of learning to accept difference through exposure to those of different ethnic, religious and physical groups. No Bibliography.
Filename: Edudive.wps

School Equity Funding
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This 11 page paper explores the issue of equity in school funding. In 1973, the Supreme Court ruled that the U.S. Constitution does not guarantee education as a fundamental right. Since that time, state courts have been flooded with school funding equity cases. About half the time, the court rules in favor of the plaintiff. There are numerous factors involved in financing public education and in the equity issue. This essay provides a brief overview of the problem, legislative history, court cases, policy analysis and the dramatic changes some states have made in their school funding formulas. The essay also asks some pertinent questions, specifically in regards to the correlation between level of funding and school achievement. The writer does not attempt to answer the questions, only present them for consideration. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PGschfin.wps

Effects Of Parental Involvement On Eighth-Grade Achievement
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A 5 page paper that presents a summary and critique of a research article. The paper was delivered at the American Educational Research Association and reports the results of a study of the correlations between and among SES, parental involvement and student achievement. The writer also offers a critique and opinion. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: PGses2.wps